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Today! The Holiday Hop and Holiday Market are both happening Downtown today!
1️⃣ Holiday Hop - 12-5pm
30+ businesses participating in festive shop crawl 💫🛍️ You can expect photos with Santa, holiday crafts, live music, hot drink specials, and additional local vendors setup inside businesses!
📍See map for participating locations
2️⃣ MKT MKT Holiday Market - 10am-4pm
This market will boast 65+ vendors, and feature musical performances, food vendors, holiday crafts (for kids and adults) and more 💫❄️
📍St George’s Anglican Church
1️⃣ Hosted by @mudancaclothing
2️⃣ Hosted @mktmktevents
🚗 This December the @cityofguelph is offering 1 hour complimentary parking in all parkades during paid hours!
Here are the details:
All parkades (Market, West and East)
* 1-hour of complimentary parking during the hours you’d usually have to pay (8am to 6pm).
* Saturdays are a flat fee of $3 for the day (which you only have to pay if you stay longer than 1 hour during the pilot).
* The parkades are always free after 6pm and all day on Sundays.
* Special Event parking rate is still applicable ($5.50 – only applies to the West and East parkade during a Storm Game – complimentary parking still available in the Market Parkade)
Fountain Street Parking Lot
* Permit parking only Monday to Friday during the day, complimentary parking in the evening.
* 1-hour of complimentary parking on Saturdays
* Sundays are free.
Macdonell Lot and on-street parking remain 2-hours of complimentary parking (once per day) – with no time restrictions at night and on Sundays.
This pilot runs through the holiday season until January 7, 2024.
Find all details via the @cityofguelph’s website, via the link in our bio 🔗
What’s that, another festive market Downtown Guelph this Saturday?! ⭐️
That’s right, the popular @mktmktevents Holiday Market is back at St. George’s Anglican Church! 🔔
This market will boast 65+ vendors, and feature musical performances, food vendors, holiday crafts (for kids and adults) and more 💫
Music & Entertainment
🎄Carollers 10am
🎅Ukulele Ensemble 11am
🤶Laura Sones 12pm-2pm @lorsones
⭐️Ornament Workshop 2pm-4pm with @snowdropandco
💚Self-guided Card Making workshop available all day!
$3 entry fee or by donating a most-need item to the @guelphfoodbank
December 9, 10am-4pm. Hosted by @mktmktevents
It’s a Holiday Hop! This Saturday, December 9th from 12-5pm, 30+ businesses Downtown will be participating in festive shop crawl 💫🛍️
You can expect photos with Santa, holiday crafts, live music, hot drink specials, and additional local vendors setup inside businesses!
Hop from one spot to the next, and get all your holiday shopping done in one go ❄️
Listed here are the participating businesses, and a map to locate them all!
See you this weekend for Downtown Guelph’s #HolidayHop
Organized by @mudancaclothing
Vote to make one Downtown business the winner of the Fan Favourite award! 🏆
The holiday storefront decorating contest is live!
Downtown Guelph businesses have pulled out all the stops to decorate their storefronts in their very best holiday decor 🎄 Check them out and vote for your favourite.
For your vote, they are competing for $1500 in Downtown Dollars and the title of Fan Favourite! 💸
Vote via the link in our bio before December 15th ⭐️
Here are a few photos sneak peak at some of the businesses. Below is the full list of competing businesses. Keep an eye on our stories as we share entries from these businesses!
Valentini Hair Design. 259 Woolwich street
Grit & Grace. 24 Willson street
The Refill Bar. 34 Quebec street
Acqua Salon. 30 Quebec street
Woolwich Fine Yarns. 36 Quebec street
Creative Edge. 9 Quebec street
Lucent Glass. 32 Macdonell street
Wild Rose Consignment Clothing. 23a Macdonell street
La Reina. 10 Wyndham street
BioPed. 102 Wyndham street
Diana Downtown. 141 Wyndham street
Speed River Bicycle. 112 Wyndham street
Three Pieces x Mudanca. 54 Carden street
Feather & Foe. 13 Quebec street
Luna & Gem. 29 Quebec street
Kennedy Park. 35 Quebec street
Acqua Salon (second location) 98 Wyndham street N
Shift Yoga. 11 Quebec street
On The Verge. 5 Quebec street
TOMME Cheese Shop. 6 Carden street
Community of Hearts. 55 Wyndham street
SpaWellness By Tamara. 23 Suffolk street E
Reverie Studio. 11B /C Suffolk street E
The Dragon. 55-T19B Wyndham street
The Patch. 135 Wyndham street
The Patch (2nd location). 31 Wyndham street
The Sage Soap Company. 88 Yarmouth Street
Apple Salon. 26 Wilson
Rug & Weave. 14 Macdonell street
Wellington Cakes. 9 Douglas street
The Guelph Santa Parade kicked off the holiday season in a big way Downtown Guelph this weekend! 🎄
Enjoy some of the highlights from the parade 💫 Including routines, performances, floats, music, and more from our awesome community!
The holiday season continues Downtown Guelph where you can peruse the decorated storefronts, enjoy festive markets, find unique gifts, indulge in local eats, and marvel at the light installations ❄️
A big thank you to our parade sponsors:
⭐️ @houseoffrizzsalon
⭐️ @guelphfamilymartialarts
⭐️ @servicemasterrestoreofguelph
⭐️ @floatrinc
See you Downtown Guelph this December!
Our first Illuminated Guelph Community Santa Parade!
We sure did light up the night sky! What a stellar job by all the paraders, their floats, and performances 🎺
Here’s a first peek at some of the shots 📸
Santa came to town!!🎄 Thank you to everyone who came out tonight!
We sang, we danced, we cheered! What a magical night ❄️
We appreciate every single one of you that made it so special.
Our paraders, volunteers, team, businesses, sponsors, vendors, and everyone who attended.
Thank you!! More to come.
We would like to take a moment to extend a huge thank you to our event sponsors! ⭐️
Spirit of the Season would not be the event it is without their support and generosity.
Scroll through and check out some of the awesome businesses local and beyond who have helped bring this event to life.
Thank you sponsors!
Here is our schedule for the rest of the event:
🎄 Saturday, December 2nd 🎄
❄️ Outdoor Market
10am - 10pm, St. George’s Square
❄️ Indoor Market
10am - 5pm, Old Quebec Street Mall
❄️ Carolers & Choir
2pm - 5pm, roaming downtown & inside the mall
❄️ Santa In a Giant Snowglobe
Early afternoon, in front of Buon Gusto
❄️ Santa Run
4:55pm before the parade, along parade route
❄️ Community Santa Parade
5:30pm, running down Norfolk, Quebec, & Wyndham St.
❄️ Tree Lighting
Immediately following the parade, Market Square
❄️ Storefront Decor
All weekend, storefronts throughout Downtown Guelph
See the full list of sponsors on our website, linked in bio 🔗
Spirit of the Season Day 1 Recap! ❄️
Thank you to everyone who made it out to Day #1 of SOTS!
The first day, of the first year of Spirit of the Season, and we appreciate everyone who came out to celebrate with us, the vendors and small businesses who braved the cold, rain, and snow, and the team working round the clock to make this event happen.
As we go into day #2, you can expect the Santa Parade, Tree Lighting, and more!
Here is the full schedule:
🎄 Saturday, December 2nd 🎄
❄️ Outdoor Market
10am - 10pm, St. George’s Square
❄️ Indoor Market
10am - 5pm, Old Quebec Street Mall
❄️ Carolers & Choir
2pm - 5pm, roaming downtown & inside the mall
❄️ Santa In a Giant Snowglobe
Early afternoon, in front of Buon Gusto
❄️ Santa Run
4:55pm before the parade, along parade route
❄️ Community Santa Parade
5:30pm, running down Norfolk, Quebec, & Wyndham St.
❄️ Tree Lighting
Immediately following the parade, Market Square
❄️ Storefront Decor
All weekend, storefronts throughout Downtown Guelph
The first Guelph Night Santa Parade is today at 5:30pm, here is the route! 🌙
We’re lighting up the night sky tonight for the FIRST TIME the Annual Guelph Community Santa Parade is held at night!
Expect to be delighted by the presence of the Grinch, dancing unicorns, giant floats, SANTA, and so much more ⭐️
We have 5000+ glow sticks to hand out to spectators on the parade route, so arrive early, grab a spot, and enjoy the show:
4:45pm - Glow sticks start getting handed out
4:45pm - Santa Run starts, coming down the parade route
5:15pm - Have your letters to Santa and non-perishable items at the ready, as Canada Post and the Guelph Food Bank kick off the parade
5:30pm - The parade commences from Woolwich Street at Powell Street, and concluding at Wyndham Street, near the railway bridge.
At the end of the parade, head over to Market Square for the annual Tree Lighting Ceremony 🎄
After the Tree Lighting, continue to St. George`s Square and enjoy the outdoor Market running until 10pm.
Markets open at 10am this morning booth indoors and outdoors!
Here is the full schedule for day 2 of Spirit of the Season 🎄
Saturday, December 2:
❄️ Outdoor Market
10am - 10pm, St. George’s Square
❄️ Indoor Market
10am - 5pm, Old Quebec Street Mall
❄️ Carolers & Choir
2pm - 5pm, roaming downtown & inside the mall
❄️ Santa In a Giant Snowglobe
Early afternoon, in front of Buon Gusto
❄️ Santa Run
4:55pm before the parade, along parade route
❄️ Community Santa Parade
5:30pm, running down Norfolk, Quebec, & Wyndham St.
❄️ Tree Lighting
Immediately following the parade, Market Square
❄️ Storefront Decor
All weekend, storefronts throughout Downtown Guelph
More info can be found via the links in our bio, or recent posts.
*We also want to apologize for the Fire Circus scheduling conflict last night. We had a little miscommunication around start times, and recognize the inconvenience this caused. We thank everyone for being patient with us in our first year hosting this event, as we takeaway learnings for next year!
DGBA Objectives
Business Support & Development
We are committed to providing exceptional resources, tools, and opportunities that empower local businesses to flourish. By offering mentorship, marketing assistance, and educational programs, we aim to foster entrepreneurship and strengthen the economic vitality of our downtown community.
Community Engagement and Events
The DGBA seeks to create a dynamic and inviting atmosphere that entices residents and visitors alike to explore, shop, and dine in downtown Guelph. Through organizing exciting events, festivals, and cultural activities, we aim to build lasting connections and promote a sense of belonging among all who experience our downtown district.
Advocacy and Sustainability
As staunch advocates for downtown interests, the DGBA actively collaborates with local authorities, stakeholders, and government entities to champion policies that enhance the downtown area's livability, accessibility, and sustainability. We are committed to safeguarding the long-term well-being of downtown Guelph for generations to come.
Urban Revitalization and Beautification
We believe in the power of a visually appealing and well-maintained environment. The DGBA undertakes initiatives to revitalize public spaces, promote street art, and maintain clean, safe, and welcoming streetscapes, contributing to an attractive and welcoming atmosphere for businesses and visitors alike.
Inclusivity and Diversity
The DGBA actively embraces the richness of our diverse community, seeking to create an inclusive and equitable downtown environment. We encourage and celebrate representation from all backgrounds, fostering an environment where everyone feels valued and welcome.
Our Goal
By adhering to these principles and working collaboratively with all stakeholders, the Downtown Guelph Business Association aims to be a driving force in making downtown Guelph an extraordinary destination, buzzing with creativity, economic prosperity, and community pride.
Today! The Holiday Hop and Holiday Market are both happening Downtown today!
1️⃣ Holiday Hop - 12-5pm
30+ businesses participating in festive shop crawl 💫🛍️ You can expect photos with Santa, holiday crafts, live music, hot drink specials, and additional local vendors setup inside businesses!
2️⃣ MKT MKT Holiday Market - 10am-4pm
This market will boast 65+ vendors, and feature musical performances, food vendors, holiday crafts (for kids and adults) and more 💫❄️
1️⃣ Hosted by @mudancaclothing
2️⃣ Hosted @mktmktevents ... See MoreSee Less
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🚗 This December the @cityofguelph is offering 1 hour complimentary parking in all parkades during paid hours!
Here are the details:
All parkades (Market, West and East)
* 1-hour of complimentary parking during the hours you’d usually have to pay (8am to 6pm).
* Saturdays are a flat fee of $3 for the day (which you only have to pay if you stay longer than 1 hour during the pilot).
* The parkades are always free after 6pm and all day on Sundays.
* Special Event parking rate is still applicable ($5.50 – only applies to the West and East parkade during a Storm Game – complimentary parking still available in the Market Parkade)
Fountain Street Parking Lot
* Permit parking only Monday to Friday during the day, complimentary parking in the evening.
* 1-hour of complimentary parking on Saturdays
* Sundays are free.
Macdonell Lot and on-street parking remain 2-hours of complimentary parking (once per day) – with no time restrictions at night and on Sundays.
This pilot runs through the holiday season until January 7, 2024.
More details are here: guelph.ca/2023/11/introducing-one-hour-complimentary-parking-in-select-downtown-areas-this-december/ ... See MoreSee Less
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Folks, come on DT Guelph to shop, get mugged, robbed of your cell phone, harassed by aggressive panhandlers, get the tray of coffee knocked out of your hands and enjoy the smell of urine. All with free parking for an hour. What a deal. I'll see you at the mall.
Who knew?!
What’s that, another festive market Downtown Guelph this Saturday?! ⭐️
That’s right, the popular @mktmktevents Holiday Market is back at St. George’s Anglican Church! 🔔
This market will boast 65+ vendors, and feature musical performances, food vendors, holiday crafts (for kids and adults) and more 💫
Music & Entertainment
🎄Carollers 10am
🎅Ukulele Ensemble 11am
🤶Laura Sones 12pm-2pm @lorsones
⭐️Ornament Workshop 2pm-4pm with @snowdropandco
💚Self-guided Card Making workshop available all day!
$3 entry fee or by donating a most-need item to the @guelphfoodbank
December 9, 10am-4pm. Hosted by @mktmktevents ... See MoreSee Less
1 CommentComment on Facebook
Last time, there was a very large inner-space resulting in a narrow (potential) customer-area encircling. Do-try to make more room for us to trot.